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I'd rewatch with CC on but I've already deleted it. I thought she said ill as well but didn't make the connection that it didn't fit the 2 vowel rule.

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01-25-2019 , 04:07 PM

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chucksim

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Originally Posted by danspartan

JBoard discusses this- conclusion is that she said “ail”.

I heard “ail”.

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01-26-2019 , 08:21 AM

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Rmbxr9

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Dude in middle Friday couldn’t have been more pretentious and slow.

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01-26-2019 , 08:43 AM

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danspartan

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Originally Posted by Rmbxr9

Dude in middle Friday couldn’t have been more pretentious and slow.

My wife barely pays attention- she asked “who is the douche in the middle”

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01-27-2019 , 08:59 AM

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W0X0F

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Originally Posted by Lattimer

I'd rewatch with CC on but I've already deleted it. I thought she said ill as well but didn't make the connection that it didn't fit the 2 vowel rule.

CC isn’t foolproof. I remember when Maya Angelou read a poem at the inauguration (Clinton?). The poem started "A rock, a river, a tree...." with pauses for effect. The CC was “Iraq...”

btw, when I watched that episode, I had the same reaction you did but then figured she either said ail or Alex just interpreted it that way because that's the answer he had and they sound somewhat similar.

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01-28-2019 , 01:00 PM

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Kurn, son of Mogh

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Originally Posted by danspartan

My wife barely pays attention- she asked “who is the douche in the middle”

Similar to the conversation in my living room.

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01-28-2019 , 02:31 PM

#9332

Lattimer

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Originally Posted by W0X0F

True, but CC often gets it wrong during live broadcasts. It still does get it wrong sometimes with taped programs, but much less often.

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01-30-2019 , 10:46 PM

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housenuts

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Originally Posted by master3004

Especially since the category was title characters plural. Who else was it going to be, Hi and Lois?

I mean it could've been Marmaduke and Dilbert. Didn't have to assume it would be title characters from same comic.

But still catching up. Lol bet by that chic in the middle. The funny thing is, I don't even think she realized she didn't anything wrong. She was just like yup, I won. Good bet by me.

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01-31-2019 , 10:38 AM

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danspartan

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Quite the game last night. With time running out, Sean got a clue to make it

Jill 13,600
Sean 21,200
Joan 7,600

Joan snags 2 higher value clues to get to 11,200 and then a solo get in FJ to snatch the W.

(If scores had ended when Joan had 7,600 we would have an interesting wager scenario as Sean could have chosen an even 6,000 which could have been a tie two ways depending on who got FJ correct).

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02-01-2019 , 03:20 AM

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Gaddy

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These owl parts don’t move but can make up 5% of their body weight; humans’ only make up about 0.02%. Guy answers talons. Any of you all have talons?

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02-01-2019 , 05:21 AM

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PocketInfinities

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Wait, you don't?

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02-01-2019 , 11:33 AM

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danspartan

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Dude gets partial credit for DD wager to take lead but would have preferred a (near) shove. With a shove, 3rd would be forced to go big in FJ, increasing his chance on triple stumpers (assuming 2nd over-bets).

14,000
9,400 +5,000 DD wager for 14,400
6,000

(And of course 2nd over-bet FJ, $13k)

How do you not get FJ there?

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02-01-2019 , 05:02 PM

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youtalkfunny

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I missed it. I even made the same wrong guess that he did, trying to come up with a female singer racking up #1 songs.

My excuse: I'm old....and I can't name a single one those #1 songs they mentioned. I've completely ignored the career of the singer they were looking for, neither she nor her music appeals to me at all.

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02-01-2019 , 08:34 PM

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madlex

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Originally Posted by youtalkfunny

I missed it. I even made the same wrong guess that he did, trying to come up with a female singer racking up #1 songs.

I knew it because “this singer had her first 5 singles hit #1 on the billboard charts” and “this female singer had 14 #1 hits in the 90s” have been questions before, potentially on other game shows. She’s also frequently on lists of stuff like artists who sold over 100 million albums in a decade.

My favorite Mariah Carey song:

I assume in today’s episode, the guy in the middle got credited with another correct answer before FJ? My parents called on Skype during the commercial break and I had to turn the volume off. Just noticed the scoring changed.

Last edited by madlex; 02-01-2019 at 08:41 PM.

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02-02-2019 , 01:06 PM

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Kurn, son of Mogh

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Originally Posted by madlex

They gave him credit for "Butane"

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02-08-2019 , 09:33 PM

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danspartan

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This weeks edition of just nice to be here/LOLW

5800 (1200)
10600 (2001)
12600 (8601)

2nd is the returning champ who is a mathematician. I think we can assume a good wager here and NOT an overbet. Of course lady in last has a solo get and still loses in place she has to pretty much shove.

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02-10-2019 , 12:00 AM

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Gaddy

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Not sure of the mathmetician’s wager either. If she did shove, he would have lost had he got it right.

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02-10-2019 , 01:20 AM

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madlex

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Originally Posted by Gaddy

Not sure of the mathmetician’s wager either. If she did shove, he would have lost had he got it right.

No.

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02-10-2019 , 02:21 AM

#9344

Gaddy

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Originally Posted by madlex

No.

My bad. Was mistaking her final total as her preliminary total.

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02-10-2019 , 09:50 AM

#9345

danspartan

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(Wagers). Sorry wasn’t clear.

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02-13-2019 , 09:17 PM

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danspartan

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Seth is our standard underbet DD and overbet FJ contestant.

Trailing 11,200 to 21,000 he wagers 5,000 on a DD.

Trailing 17,000 to 24,300 he wagers it all but $1. Triple stumper.

Wonder if he understands even today how he screwed the pooch on both wagers.

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02-15-2019 , 06:37 AM

#9347

Rmbxr9

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I truly despise this LEGO-headed Eric guy

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02-15-2019 , 09:20 AM

#9348

danspartan

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He really tried to lose it Thursday. He seems to purposefully avoid the final DD.

Granted he got screwed on the Michael Strahan answer. He said “pyramid”, Alex didn’t respond immediately so then he said “25,000 pyramid” and then Alex said he added “incorrect additional info” which seems to indicate that “pyramid” would have been ok. (Guess it’s 100,000 now)

He doesn’t really bother me too much but I get it.